Literary Freedom Project

14/05/2026

One Book One Bronx is a free community space that sparks powerful conversations and celebrates diverse voices. Join us!

WE'RE READING
MEN WE REAPED: A MEMOIR BY JESMYN WARD
In five years, Jesmyn Ward lost five young men in her life to drugs, accidents, su***de, and the bad luck that can follow people who live in poverty, particularly black men. Dealing with these losses, one after another, made Jesmyn ask the question: Why?

Named a Best Book of the Century by The New York Times Book Review and New York Magazine.

MEETING VENUES

Thursdays, 6:30-8pm, 5/21, 28, 6/4, 6/11, & 6/18/2026*
Mind-Builders Creative Arts Center, 3415 Olinville Ave.

Saturdays, 12-1:30pm: 5/23, 5/30, 6/6, 6/13, & 6/27/2026*
Bronx River Community Garden, 1086 E 180th St at Devoe Ave.

Tuesdays, 7-8:30pm: 5/26, 6/2, 6/9, & 6/16/2026
Zoom

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05/05/2026

My Train Leaves at Three by Natalie Guerrero
My Train Leaves at Three is a debut novel by Natalie Guerrero about Xiomara, an Afro-Latina actress in Washington Heights, grieving her sister's death while navigating the harsh realities of the New York theater industry and her personal life. The story follows her as she deals with grief, family, sexuality, and ambition, especially after a major audition opportunity arises, forcing her to confront exploitation and her own self-worth. It's a coming-of-age story that explores the struggle between moving on and moving forward

BronxArtSpace
700 Manida St. (entrance on Spofford Ave)
Saturdays, 12-1:30pm: April 18*, 25, May 2, 9, & 16

4/18: free book giveaway
4/25: pgs 1-65
5/2: pgs 66-132
5/9: pgs 133-187
5/16: pgs 188-end
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Zoom
Tuesdays, 7-8:30pm: April 21, 28, May 5*, & 12

4/21: pgs 1-65
4/28: pgs 66-132
5/5: pgs 133-187 Natalie Guerrero will join the Zoom
5/12: pgs 188-end

ONE BOOK ONE BRONX is a free adult book club that meets weekly to host vibrant discussions and build community around a diverse selection of books.

15/03/2026

We're off to an unbelievable start. Join us next week when we continue a five-week community conversation on the classic A Lesson Before Dying. Free books are still available. Visit www.onebookonebronx.com

Next week Saturday at we'll discuss racism, justice, human dignity, redemption, moral courage, identity, self-worth, community responsibility, faith, spirituality, hope, and more.

13/02/2026

Alejandro Heredia talks his forthcoming novel Loca, finding belonging in q***r and immigrant spaces, and loving his hometown from afar

Alejandro Heredia talks his forthcoming novel Loca, finding belonging in q***r and immigrant spaces, and loving his hometown from afar

27/01/2026

Register Today https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe341-CL3H8OVIJPFq_XYU9u_SU4qr0Hsy0dUJE90QV3mNdGQ/viewform One Book One Bronx is a free community space that sparks powerful conversations and celebrates diverse voices.

Loca by Alejandro Heredia
Loca follows one daring year in the lives of young people living at the edge of their own patience and desires. With expansive grace, it reveals both the grueling conditions that force people to migrate and the possibility of friendship as home when family, nations, and identity groups fall short.

BronxArtSpace, 700 Manida St., Bronx
Saturdays, 12-1:30p, February 7, 14, 21, 28* & March 7

Zoom
Tuesdays, 7-8:30pm, February 10, 17, 24, & March 3

Alejandro Heredia will join the conversation
Alejandro Heredia is a q***r Afro-Dominican writer from the Bronx. He has received fellowships from Lambda Literary and Kenyon Review, and won the 2019 Gold Line Press Fiction Chapbook Contest. He holds an MFA in fiction from Hunter College.